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ERICS  BOOK 
OF  BEASTS 

DAVID  STARR  JORDAN 


THE  LIBRARY 

OF 

THE  UNIVERSITY 
OF  CALIFORNIA 


PRESENTED  BY 

PROF.  CHARLES  A.  KOFOID  AND 
MRS.  PRUDENCE  W.  KOFOID 


Aux  Animaux 

In  Holland,  at  the  Hague,  you  know, 
Well-regulated  people  go 
To  the  Hotel  Ozanimo. 
(The  spelling  I've  carnegified ; 
I  often  do  this  on  the  side). 
Here  all  Creation  lives  in  peace, 
And  therefore  Wonders  never  Cease! 


ERIC'S 
BOOK  OF  BEASTS 

DONE  IN  WATER-COLORS 

AND  ACCOMPANIED  WITH  APPROPRIATE 

JINGLES  BY 

DAVID  STARR  JORDAN 

INTERPRETED  IN  BLACK  AND 
WHITE  BY 

SHIMADA  SEKKO 


PAUL  ELDER  AND  COMPANY 
PUBLISHERS-  SAN  FRANCISCO 


Copyright,  1912 
By  Paul  Elder  <®,  Company 


[Ill] 

Prefatory  Note 

hese  cartoons  were  made  one  by  one  in 
*  moments  of  leisure  to  please  a  small 
boy.  They  are  now  reprinted  in  the 
hope  of  pleasing  other  small  boys  and  £"  ")  £* 
girls.  They  were  originally  in  color,  but 
for  the  present  purpose  they  have  been 
made  over  in  black  and  white  by  a  Jap 
anese  artist,  who  has  given  them  life 
by  occasional  quaint  touches  of  his  own. 
David  Starr  Jordan 

Stanford  University,  California 
January  19,  1912 


M348737 


[v] 

L'  Envoi 

write  and  paint  in  doggerel 

Though  all  the  Muses  shriek  and  yell! 

I  go  serenely  on  my  way 

Not  caring  what  such  folks  may  say! 


Contents 


Page 
AUX  Animaux        .          Frontispiece 

Prefatory  Note  .  .  .  iii 
L'Envoi  ....  v 
Eric's  Planet  ...  2 
The  Caravan  ...  4 
Jack  the  Rabbit  ...  6 
An  Elephant  ...  8 
The  'Potamus  ...  10 
My  Crocodile  .  .  .12 
The  Giraffe  .  .  .14 

A  Goat  .  .  .  .16 
The 'Possum  ...  18 
Old  Sea  Catch  .  .  .20 

Quail 22 

The  Ptarmigan  .  .  .24 
The  Pelican  .  .  .26 
The  Man  .  .  .  .28 
The  Fish  ....  30 
The  Lion  .  .  .  .32 
Horned  Toad  .  .34 

A  Hospitable  Reptile  .  .  36 
A  Social  Lobster  .  .  38 
Cats  and  Kings  .  .  .40 
Little  Children  .  .  .42 
Six  Kings  .  .  .  .44 
An  Aspiring  Monkey  .  .  46 
Old  Time  Folks  ...  48 
The  Wunx  ...  50 

Totem  Poles  .  .  .52 
Organ  and  Organ  Man  .  54 


Paere 

In  Moonlight        .         .         .56 
Hunter  and  Deer          .         .     58 
The  Gazelle          ...     60 
A  Bulldog  by  the  River       .     62 
The  Squidgecumsquees       .     64 
Road  to  Mandalay       .         .     66 
Mitgard  Serpent  .         .     68 

Saint  Georgeing  the  Dragon .     70 
Flotsam  and  Jetsam    .         .72 
The  Atoll     ....     74 

Storm  Wind         ...     76 
Eric  in  the  Dark  ...     78 

Mars'  Stars  and  Pa's    .         .     80 
The  Porcupine     .         .         .     82 
The  Purple  Cow          .         .     84 
I  and  Gnu    .         .  .86 

Bobo    .         ...        .         .88 

The  Lone  Salmon        .         .     90 
Bean  Soup  .         .         .         .92 

A  Lost  Shadow  ...  94 
The  Gazibou  .  .  .  96 
In  Jungle st  Africa  .  .98 
Eric  Fishing  .  .  .100 
Eric's  Bulldog  .  .  .102 
The  Steering  Gear  .  .104 
Brother  Knight  .  .  .106 
My  Daddy's  Family  .  •  .108 
Christmas  Past  .  .  .110 
The  Last  Act  .  .  .112 

Inca  •  Tail-piece 


ERIC'S 
BOOK  OF  BEASTS 


6 


[2] 

ric's  Planet 

Eric  said  to  Jupiter: 
"Here  I  am.  Good 

morning,  Sir, 
What  are  your  small 

planets  "worth? 
Give  me  one.  I'll 

take  the  Earth." 


Sv 


t5 


[4] 

he  Caravan 

Van!  Van!  Caravan! 

Who  is  the  camel  and 

which  is  the  man? 


J 


[6] 

ack  the  Rabbit 

Jack  the  Rabbit 
Has  the  habit 
When  you  look  him 

in  the  face 
He  is  in  some  other 

place. 


- 


[8] 

n  Elephant 

I  never  saw  an  Elephant 
But  that's  no  symptom 
that  I  sha'n't. 


t5 


[10] 

he'Potamus 

My  little 'Potamus  and  I 
Walk  hand  in  hand  when 

roads  are  dry, 
But  when  the  clouds 

begin  to  rain, 
I  creep  into  his  mouth 

again. 


[12] 

y  Crocodile 

My  Crocodile  is  good  to  me— 
He  is  as  nice  as  he  can  be; 
But  when  I  go  out  for  a  ride, 
I'd  rather  not  come  back 
inside. 


[14] 

he  Giraffe 

If  the  Giraffe  were  not  so  tall 
He'd  be  an  Awful  Cannibal, 
But  just  before  he  goes  to  bed 
He  sits  awhile  upon  his  head. 


[16] 

Goat 

This  little  beast  is  called 

a  Goat, 

He  isn't  anything  of  note, 
But  give  him  a  tomato  can 
And  he's  a  match  for  any 

Man. 


[18] 

he 'Possum 

The 'Possum  sees  the 

little  boy; 
It  does  not  seem  to 

give  him  joy. 


o 


[20] 

Id  Sea  Catch 

Old  Sea  Catch  comes  out 

on  the  shore 

To  Roar, 
And  then  he  thinks  it's 

time  once  more 

To  Roar, 
And  then  he  thinks  he'll 

have  to  roar 

Some  more! 


Q 


[22] 

uail 

I  would  not  like  to  be  a 

Quail, 
And  have  Salt  sprinkled 

on  my  Tail. 


«&4HN 


»!W;:U,A* 


[24] 

he  Ptarmigan 

The  Ptarmigan  lives  in 


the  Snow; 

e  him? 
don't  know. 


Can  Eric 


[26] 

he  Pelican 

If  I  were  born  a  Pelican, 
I'd  try  my  best  to  be  a  Man ! 


[28] 

he  Man 

If  I  were  born  a  Man,  I'd  wish 
I  might  associate  with  Fish. 


[30] 

he  Fish 

If  I  were  born  a  fish- 
but  then, 

No  use  to  wish :  Men 
must  be  Men. 


[32] 

Lion 

The  Lion  looks  like  Santa 
Claus, 

I  think  that  this  should 
give  him  paws. 

When  he  on  Lionizing's 
bent, 

He  always  looks  benevo 
lent. 


[34] 

orned  Toad 

Phryne  is  the  beast,  his  name, 
Eric  loves  him  just  the  same; 
On  his  back,  see,  if  you  please, 
Eric's  name  in  Japanese. 


[36] 

Hospitable  Reptile 

This  Reptile  is  a  hardened 

sinner; 
But  when  a  friend  drops  in 

for  dinner, 
He  greets  him  with  an 

open  smile, 
And  makes  him  merry 

quite  a  while. 
O  let  us,  like  this  Reptile, 

be 
Renowned  for  Hospitality ! 


[38] 

Social  Lobster 

The  Lobster's  home  is  in 
the  Sea; 

It  is  as  humble  as  may  be. 

But  he  has  wandered  far 
afield, 

And  now  his  presence  is 
revealed 

Within  our  best  Society. 

This  Lesson  to  us  all  is 
sent 

To  lend  us  due  Encour 
agement. 


[40] 

ats  and  Kings 

A  Cat  may  look  at  any  King, 
If  he  cares  for  that  sort  of 

thing; 
And,  if  he  likes  the  likes  of 

that, 
Most  any  King  can  see  a  Cat. 


[42] 

ittle  Children 

Little  children  at  their  play, 
Happy,  scrappy  all  the  day. 


.  ' 


,'• 

•••-'( 


[44] 

ix  Kings 

There  were  six  Kings  of 

Yvetot; 
They  stood  up  there  all  in 

a  row, 
And  every  time  they  looked 

around 
They  cast  their  eyes  upon 

the  ground. 
I  do  not  like  to  look  at 

Kings— 
They  do  such  very  awful 

things; 
For  actions  such  as  this 

must  tend 
To  make  one's  hair  stand 

up  on  end! 


[46] 

n  Aspiring  Monkey 

Once  a  Monkey  in  Japan 
Vowed  his  destiny  was  Man; 
So  he  climbed  up  in  a  tree, 
Then  I  saw  him  wink  at  me. 


o 


[48] 

Id  Time  Folks 

These  twain  our  ancestors 

must  be, 

(Arboreal,  undoubtedly) 
But  this  is  true;  it  seems 

tome, 
If  Adam  looked  like  this 

and  Eve, 
(With  no  intention  to  . 

deceive) 
Thus  in  Creation's  Rosy 

Dawn, 
I'm  glad  that  I  came  later 

on. 


[50] 

he  Wunx 

In  their  dugout  lives  the  Wunx 
With  his  jolly  family; 
Tasting  happiness  in  chunks, 
Just  the  same  as  you  and  me : 
Not  much  use  the  world  to 

roam- 
Happiness  is  found  at  home. 

(After  J.  W.  R.) 


[52] 

tern  Poles 

O,  my  Prophetic  Soul! 
I  see  a  Totem  Pole— 
The  only  Ancient  Screed 
That  Hempl  cannot  read! 


o 


[54] 

rgan  and  Organ  Man 

The  children  sing  in  far  Japan; 
The  children  sing  in  Spain; 
The  organ  and  the  organ  man 
Are  singing  in  the  rain! 


R.  L.  S. 


; 


I 


I  [56] 

i  Moonlight 

The  squally  Cat  and  squeaky 

Mouse; 
The  howly  Dog,  by  the  door 

of  the  house; 
The  Bat  that  hangs  to  his  bed 

till  noon, 
They  all  come  out  by  the  light 

of  the  moon. 


R.  L.  S. 


[58] 

unter  and  Deer 

"The  Hunter  still  the  Deer 

pursues, 
The  Hunter  and  the  Deer 

a  shade." 


/    xs?     >^ 

',/^v- 

\  - ,    ^>~-%*. — 

\ 


• 


[60] 

he  Gazelle 

I  never  loved  a  fond  Gazelle 
But  it  would  jump  and  snort 
and  yell. 


[62] 

Bulldog  by  the  River 

A  Bulldog  by  the  river's  brim, 
A  sinful  Bulldog  was  to  him. 


[64] 

uidgecumsquees 

The  Cats  catch  Mice  and  the 
Goblins  chase  the  Elves, 

But  the  Squidgecumsquees 
they  swallow  themselves. 

(After  J.  W.  R.) 


[66] 

oad  to  Mandalay 

On  the  Road  to  Mandalay 
Where  the  Flying  Fishes  play 
And  the  Dawn  come  up  like 

thunder 
Out  of  China,.'cross  the  Bay. 


R.  K. 


[68] 

itgard  Serpent 

It  was  the  Mitgard  Serpient, 
He  grabbed  the  Earth  and 

away  he  went; 
(The  Mitgard  Serpent  was  a 

Cat 
With  a  dozen  legs,  or  about 

like  that). 
He  swallowed  his  tail  with 

all  his  might, 
Then  spit  on  his  claws  and 

held  on  tight; 
And  so  the  world  went  round 

all  right. 
And 'twas  sometimes  day  and 

sometimes  night, 
And 'twas  always  dark  when 

it  wasn't  light. 


[70] 

aint  Georging  the  Dragon 

There  once  was  a  brave 

Knight  of  Pendragon, 
Who  tried  to  Saint  George 

an  old  Dragon; 
But  the  Dragon  had  Claws 
At  the  ends  of  his  Paws, 
(With  no  adequate  Pauses 
At  the  ends  of  his  Clauses). 
At  last  when  the  scrimmage 

was  done, 
The  Dragon  had  most  of 

the  Fun! 


[72] 

lotsam  and  Jetsam 

There  once  was  a  person 

in  Spatsum 
Who  et  some  and  gave  to 

his  cat  some; 
But  just  what  he  et 
That  I  cannot  tell  yet, 
But  'twas  probably 
Flotsam  and  Jetsam. 


[74] 

he  Atoll 

I  know  a  magic  circle  in  the 

Sea 
Etched  on  the  blue  with  pale 

gray  coral  sand. 
A  mountain  sank  there  once, 

amid  the  spray, 
Its  widening  eddies  stiffened 

into  land 
With  lazy  surges  flapping 

on  the  strand! 


[76] 

torm  Wind 

One  day  the  Storm  Wind 

came  to  town 
And  the  Barometer  went 

down. 
And  all  the  dogs  and  cats 

had  wings- 
And  so  had  all  the  other 

things. 


Ifes^teli 

^^:    /  vd^&t 


ix 


'& 


/ 


[78] 

ric  in  the  Dark 

Little  Eric  in  the  dark 
Saw  a  Boojum  and  a  Snark 
With  a  bunch  of  Gobelins; 
Also  many  other  things. 
Such,  a  small  boy  sees  in 

dreams 
When  by  night  he  ups  and 

screams. 


[80] 

ars'  Stars  and  Pa's 

The  Sun  is  down, 
The  lazy  Hound; 
The  Moon  is  up, 
The  little  Pup. 
I  see  the  Stars; 
One  of  'em's  Mars, 
I  think  the  others 
Must  be  Pa's. 
The  Stars  shine  bright, 
I'm  sure  it's  night; 
Then  go  to  bed, 
You  sleepy-head! 


[82J 

he  Porcupine 

The  Porcupine's  awake  at 

Dawn 
To  see  how  Eric's  coming  on. 


t5 


[84] 

he  Purple  Cow 

"I  never  saw  a  Purple  Cow! 


How  can  I  paint  one  ? 
is  How! 


This 


I 


[86] 

and  Gnu 

When  we  have  nothing  else 

to  do 
We  ride  together,  I  and  Gnu; 

And  if  I'm  feeling  extra  smart, 
I  take  him  spinning  in  my 
cart! 


[88] 

obo! 

Comes  the  Bobo  from  his  lair, 
Cats  and  squirrels  in  his  hair. 
Eric's  not  a  bit  afraid; 
He  knows  how  such  beasts 
are  made. 


t5 


[90] 

he  Lone  Salmon 

Little  Eric  caught  a  Salmon 
Wandering  through  the  field! 
Mother  said:  "It  is  alarmon' 
What  our  waters  yield." 


\ 


\\, 


[92] 

can  Soup 

Bean  soup  is  bad! 
It  makes  me  mad 
When  mother  gives  such 

stuff  to  me. 
But  when  I  pour 
It  on  the  floor 

I'm  just  as  happy  as  I  can  be. 
When  Mother  spanks 
I  give  her  thanks, 
Because  I  know  'tis  good 

for  me. 

A  happy  Boy 
Am  I.  O  Joy! 
What  time  my  Daddy 

paints  for  me! 


[94] 

Lost  Shadow 

Eric  and  his  little  Shadow 
Went  out  walking  in  the 

Meadow. 

Little  Shadow  got  away  - 
Haven't  seen  him  since 

that  day. 


•   .     - .  . 


[96] 

he  Gazibou 

Here  we  go,  O  Gazibou! 
Eric's  not  afraid  of  you; 
You  may  scratch  and 

reach  and  cough 
But  you  cannot  throw 

him  off! 


I 


[98] 

n  Junglest  Africa  * 

When  politicians  bungle 
'Tis  quiet  in  the  Jungle- 
For  all  the  Beasts  are  tired 
Because  a  Man  is  fired. 

And  may  the  parrot  teach  us 
This  lesson  of  the  hour— 
That  going  out  of  Office 
Is  going  into  Power. 

*The  cartoon  is  suggested  by  one  in  the  "Indianapolis 
News,"  1910. 


6 


I  [100] 

ric  Fishing 

Little  Eric  went  a-fishing 
With  his  rod  and  line  and 

hook, 
And  his  wishing  cap  for 

wishing 
Half  the  minnows  in  the 

brook. 
This  is  what  he  caught  by 

wishing: 
Trout  and  flying-fish  and 

whale. 
This  is  what  he  caught  by 

fishing: 
One  small  tadpole  by  the 

tail! 


G 


[102] 

ric's  Bulldog 

Bulldog  is  a  fearsome  thing- 
Eric  leads  him  with  a  string. 


^- 


[104] 

e  Steering  Gear 

Brother  Knight  pounds  away 

with  his  hammer  so  gay, 
While  Daddy  does  stunts 

with  his  pen; 
And  mother  sits  clear  at  the 

steering  gear 
And  bosses  all  three  of  us 

men. 


L106J 

rother  Knight 

Brother  Knight  is  fond  of  curls; 
Half  his  ancestors  were  girls! 
So  your  daddy  says;  but,  then, 
Half  of  mine  were  gentlemen. 
Thus  we  understand  each  other 
As  a  sister  does  a  brother. 
'Tis  a  combination  fine— 
Will  you  be  my  Valentine? 


'     •  ' 
^ 

'        . 

/     .  '          '  •*•   S 


[108] 

y  Daddy's  Family 

Brother  Knight,  he  is  all  right, 
With  Harold,  Edith  and  the 

rest; 

But  of  all  my  Daddy's  family 
I  like  myself  the  best. 


i  - 


G 


[no] 
hristmas  Past 

Content  am  I  but  just  to 
sign  the  checks; 

Nor  wot  what  mystery  is 
brewing  next! 


[112J 

he  Last  Act 

Eric's  grown  up  with  the 

men; 
He  won't  need  these  things 

again. 
Sweep  them  out !  He'll  find 

his  Joy 
With  some  other  sort  of  Toy ! 


Little  Incas  have  long  ears, 
May  they  sleep  a  thousand  years! 


AND  SO  HERE  ENDETH  "ERIC'S  BOOK  OF  BEASTS"  WHICH 
DAVID  STARR  JORDAN  DID  WITH  HIS  PEN  AND  PAINT  BOX, 
BUT  THE  PICTURES  WERE  TOO  BEE-YOUTIFUL  AND  'SPEN- 
SIVE;SO  HE  GOT  HIS  FRIEND,  SHIM  ADA  SEKKO,  TO  TRANS 
LATE  THEM  INTO  CALM  BLACK  AND  WHITE.  PAUL  ELDER 
AND  COMPANY  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO  HAVE  MADE  THEM  INTO 
A  BOOK,  WITH  GREAT  GLEE.  AT  THEIR  TOMOYE  PRESS 
JOHN  SWART  DESIGNED  THE  TYPE  PAGE,  AND  JEAN  OLIVER 
HELPED  WITH  THE  DECORATIONS— AND  IT  WAS  ALL 
FINISHED  AND  SENT  OUT  INTO  THE  WORLD  FOR  GOOD 
BOYS  AND  GIRLS  IN  THE  MERRY  MONTH  OF  MAY,  1912 


14  DAY  USE 

RETURN  TO  DESK  FROM  WHICH  BORROWED 

LOAN  DEPT. 

This  book  is  due  on  the  last  date  stamped  below,  or 

on  the  date  to  which  renewed. 
Renewed  books  are  subject  to  immediate  recall 


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